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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778206303321

Autore

Downham Clare

Titolo

Viking kings of Britain and Ireland [[electronic resource] ] : the dynasty of Ívarr to A.D. 1014 / / Clare Downham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Dunedin, 2008, c2007

ISBN

1-281-23223-8

9786611232238

1-906716-75-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (639 p.)

Disciplina

942.01

Soggetti

Vikings - Great Britain

Vikings - Ireland

Great Britain History Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066

Great Britain Kings and rulers

Ireland History To 1172

Ireland Kings and rulers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Prefatory note: Ethnicity and Viking-Age Politics; 1 Ívarr and his Dynasty; 2 Ireland; 3 England: from the Conquest of York to the Battle of Brunanburh, 866-937; 4 England: from the Battle of Brunanburh to the Danish Conquest, 937-1013; 5 North Britain; 6 The Kingdom of the Isles; 7 Wales; 8 Conclusion; Appendix: Prosopography of Viking-leaders named in Irish Chronicles to A.D. 1014; Bibliography; Index; Copyright; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

By the mid-ninth century vikings had established a number of settlements in Ireland and Britain and had become heavily involved with local politics. This book provides a political analysis of the deeds of Ívarr's family from their first appearance in Insular records down to the year 1014.